like me when driving at night, or writing, if you added in a pair of glasses and fingers crossed,
knowing i’ll get there somehow, not sure exactly when, and just trusting the process
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‘writing is like driving a car at night.
you can see only as far as your headlights,
but you can make the whole trip that way.”
-e.l. doctrow
always enjoyed bob marley
the new biopic musical film about him
was a bit disjointed
but
leads were very good
his message stood strong
music was a great bonus
especially loved the real footage at the end.
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“love the life you live, live the life you love.”
-bob marley
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image credit: paramount pictures
happy it’s friday
and have everything i need for my *book club with friends tomorrow.
(*we love books, sometimes read the same ones, and enjoy sharing our real life stories)
on my way…
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“it wasn’t until my fifth or sixth book where i realized i’m trying to do the same thing in every story I tell,
which is bring everybody together in the same room.”
-Kate dDiCamillo,
*kate is an american children’s fiction author. she has published over 25 novels, including Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tiger Rising, The Tale of Despereaux, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The Magician’s Elephant, the Mercy Watson series, and Flora & Ulysses. John Newberry Medal winner.
while kate’s books are geared toward children and young adults, her books appeal to all ages. i find her writing incredibly beautiful and she is one of my favorite authors.
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photo credit: etsy vintage
how interesting to see how different cultures/languages might start their books. the last one is pure fun.
how do stories start in your culture/language?
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how some have responded:
Hungarian tales mix a lot of them, but my favourite is like: “Once upon a time, where it wasn’t, far beyond the glass mountain, where the short-tailed piglet roams, there lived a(n)….”
My mother used to say “When Donkeys wore high hats and Hyde Park was a flower pot “
Romanian : “There was once, as if never, because if it weren’t, the story wouldn’t be told”
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“we are the storytelling animal. “
-salman rushdie
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source credits: StoreyBook reviews, erma bombeck writers workshop
who could resist this classic?
happy valentine’s day!
Formed in 1966, The Valentines were a popular Perth band favoring soul and British mod sounds. They had a local hit with Arthur Alexander’s Every Day I Have To Cry. In 1967 they went to the national finals of Hoadleys’ Battle of the Sounds in Melbourne and moved there later in the year. They eventually became national teenybopper idols after the success of My Old Man’s A Groovy Old Man.
The band featured notable co-lead vocalists: Bon Scott (1946-1980), later famous as AC/DC’s lead singer from 1974, and Vince Lovegrove (1947-2012), journalist, TV presenter, booking agent and film maker.
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“there are more love songs than anything else.
if songs could make you do something we’d all love one another.”
-frank zappa
source credit: Ian McFarlane, Encyclopedia of Australian Rock & Pop (1999), pp.660-661
the beauty of this mardi gras float is really something. 1908, new orleans, louisiana, usa
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“mardi gras a state of mind.’
-*ed muniz
*ed muniz (1940– 2023) was an American politician who served as mayor of Kenner, Louisiana.
He was also the founder and Captain of the Krewe of Endymion,
which annually hosts the largest parade and party of the New Orleans Mardi Gras season.
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art credit: wikicommons- public domain
at the store in aisle seven
looking over things for my classroom
this came into view
let me double check,
no,
guillotine not on my wishlist.
—
“ever since my childhood, i was haunted by the search for perfection.
an imperfectly cut paper literally made me ill. i would guillotine it.”
-hans arp, french-german sculptor, painter, and collagist
a delightful surprise
getting back into the car
thinking of my next stop
a gentle knock on my window
opened to hear a smiling stranger say,
‘i just wanted to give these to you, have a beautiful day.’
holding this lovely little bouquet
making my way back into the day
made all the sweeter with this gift.
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“happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower.”
– john arrigan
the kinder were very worried about a tree that had lost some of its bark
they spent a long time finding little chunks of bark lying on the ground
trying to piece it back together and fill it in like a puzzle.
some had questions about how it might have fallen off.
‘was it a big, big storm?’
‘did something hurt it?’
‘did it get sick?’
some had thoughts about the tree.
‘i remember this tree from when we played here.’
‘that’s kind of sad.’
‘don’t worry, i saw in a book that it will be okay.’
try as they might, they couldn’t get the bark
to stick back on the bare part of the trunk
they left the pieces nearby on the ground around it
used a stick to mark where it was
gave it a hug before we walked back to our classroom.
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“there’s nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend.”
-bob ross
on the lunar new year, 2024 – the year of the dragon
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may the new year shower you with luck and love
and
may it be as bright as all the lanterns that light up the sky.
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art credit: etsy.com
I didn't have my glasses on.... 